Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter-Chapter 549 - 270: Heart-Shaking Terror_2

Chapter 549: Chapter 270: Heart-Shaking Terror_2
"What’s going on? Why are we suddenly called back? Did the team leaders encounter living wax figures?"
"Stop joking around, hurry back."
An hour later, everyone returned to their posts, but Luo Fei had already sent them a message to meet in the dissection room as soon as they got back to the team.
The forensics people were already in place, Zhang Wei and the others went over out of curiosity, but as soon as they entered, they were taken aback by the scene, even suspecting they were seeing things.
"C-Comrade Leader, what is this... is this a living person... or a wax figure?"
Zhang Wei, who was at the front, even started to stutter.
"My god, what on earth is going on?"
Lying on the dissection table were two people, or more accurately, two wax figures that looked just like living people. Peeling off their outer layer, there was no visible flesh or blood, only solidified wax liquid.
No metallic framework typical of wax figures could be seen; beneath the skin layer, the bones were clearly visible.
However, all other organs had been hollowed out, replaced by the injected liquid that solidified into wax.
"This is horrifying."
Zhao Donglai stood nearby, his expression grim.
He knew that someone must have done this deliberately in such circumstances.
And it was certainly the work of a psychological maniac, otherwise, they wouldn’t have tormented a living person to such an extent.
Even after completely killing the person, inflicting such undeserved tragedy after death was too pitiful.
"Luo Fei, what do you think?"
"You’ve all heard the recent news, right? Someone in foggy weather encountered wax figures crossing the road, and they ran across lanes with a bizarre manner. Due to low visibility, no one saw their true appearance."
"I now seriously suspect that someone deliberately caused a sensation to attract attention, then took the opportunity to abduct preselected targets and turn them into wax figures, thereby misleading others."
Everyone fell silent at his words.
Suddenly, Li Jun came to the head of the corpse.
"I want to see what’s happening under the head."
"Are you sure?"
The forensic expert next to him didn’t speak; he had long anticipated that there must be something significant in there but dared not open it carelessly.
Because even he couldn’t withstand such bizarre violence.
Despite being a forensic expert for many years, there are always some unusual deaths so devastating to humanity that he couldn’t accept them.
Like the decapitated head before him right now.
Whether it’s filled with heavy solidified resin and wax oil, or entirely decomposed into a filthy mess of brain fluid, no one knew, nor did many people want to know. Now that Li Jun brought it up, everyone’s gaze changed.
"That’s right, I want to see it too."
Luo Fei suddenly spoke up.
"Some of you might not be able to handle what comes next. If you don’t want to see it, you can leave now. Those who want to watch can stay. This is just a temporary need of ours, not mandatory."
This unexpected remark sparked a competitive spirit in a few nearby.
Lin Jie was the first to express a desire to see, followed by He Xin, Zhou Fan, Liao Xingyu, and members of the third and fourth groups.
In the end, all eyes were on Zhao Donglai.
"Why are you all looking at me? Of course I’m staying, you little brats, like such a trivial thing would scare me off!"
Seeing that everyone insisted on seeing it through to the end, Luo Fei and Li Jun had no choice but to signal the forensic expert to begin.
As the scalpel cut upwards from the throat, reaching the brow, the blade suddenly paused, seemingly caught on something.
The forensic expert was stunned because this was the human brow bone.
Above that lies the Baihui acupoint at the top of the skull.
If there was a protrusion in this area, it could imply an intact skull inside.
This slowed the forensic expert’s movements...
Every slice now came with immense psychological pressure for him.
But the others present felt the same way!
Zhang Wei and Lin Jie clenched their fists, gritting their teeth, unable to imagine the coming scene, but none of them averted their gaze.
"Everyone, get ready."
The forensic expert warned them beforehand, then used the scalpel and tweezers to peel open the top layer covering the skull. Almost instantly, everything inside was laid bare before their eyes.
Zhao Donglai was the first to falter, turning to the wall to retch.
The nearby others also stumbled back, their faces panicked, not vomiting but with stomachs churning uncomfortably.
The sight before them utterly overwhelmed their spirits.
The once zealous Li Jun turned away wordlessly, exiting the room, followed by the sound of dry heaving.
Only Luo Fei managed to endure.
He stared fixedly at the corpse, his eyes dark. Like the forensics expert, he could accept it, yet couldn’t understand why anyone would do such a thing.
Before them lay an intact skull.
Underneath the outer layer of soft wax and fat, there was a bright sheen, but it was filled to the brim with a jelly-like interior material that was jarring to behold.
Bloodless, overwhelmingly tragic and heart-rending.
The torture endured before death seemed to communicate itself through the visual impression.
All blood and brain stem tissue within the skull had been excavated, even the original nerves had been pulled out, replaced with largely soft wax that was then solidified.
The forensic expert couldn’t keep speaking, resting his hand beside the bed with a sigh.
Even the teeth had been meticulously designed; other planned areas were just embedded in the bone.
"Leader Luo, this perpetrator is terrifying, simply a cold-blooded butcher."
"To inject soft wax into this skull, they probably used a planer and carving knife to smooth out the uneven parts before starting the process, which implies the person had been long dead before it started."
Luo Fei nodded; he’d seen such a person before, but they were a father.
For his daughter’s sake, he became a demon!
However, even then, he didn’t commit such horrific acts as severed limbs and extracted bones which were the extreme end.
This one here was even more terrifying, devoid of any emotion or reverence, utterly insane.
"Is it possible to identify the deceased?"
"No, it’s almost impossible to compare now; bone calcification, formalin, and disinfectant soaking have completely destroyed the structural layers."
"It’s essentially a wax figure with a skeleton, providing no investigative leads."
Luo Fei looked at him.
"Misunderstood me. We’re over-complicating it. At such times, we don’t need DNA analysis; we just need his facial features. Even a basic reconstruction must start with his bone structure."
"Just reconstruct the basic facial condition, then follow the leads available. It gives us a better chance."
After saying this, Luo Fei turned to another one nearby.
"That one’s probably the same too, so go ahead with stitching them up, just get their stature and features restored as fast as possible."
"Luckily this perpetrator left a skeleton, giving us a chance."
Upon hearing Luo Fei, the forensic expert nodded.
Indeed, he had over-complicated things. You need to start simply at such times; using DNA would unnecessarily complicate matters.
After leaving the dissection room, Luo Fei and everyone else returned to the office.
After sitting, Zhao Donglai shook his head, trying to forget that scene.
"Zhao, our investigative focus can shift to the wax figure museum. During our visit today, I found a clue there."
"Clue?"
Li Jun and the others looked at Luo Fei curiously, and then he briefly narrated the situation.
Upon hearing that the wax museum had a strong bloody and formalin disinfectant odor, those like Zhang Wei who had taken photos with the wax figures earlier couldn’t hold it anymore...
Everyone rushed out, scrambling for the door, and headed to the restroom.